I consider myself pretty handy, and I love the challenge of doing things myself.  That coupled with my overall frugalness has made me a big fan of the Do It Yourself (DIY) trending of the last few years.  Obviously there are some projects that I can’t do myself… if I were to need to weld something for instance, I would probably seek professional services.  Now some things, like a craft project or many kinds of home repair, I will tackle.  Some projects go better than expected,  some things are more difficult than they should be, and some things you learn by trial that they should never be tried again.

Well, hair color is definitely one of those things for me.  It shouldn’t be; it looks really easy, and the instructions are pretty simple.  But the fact remains that I am sitting here writing this with red hair… and by red I mean the crayon color red, not the natural red I was shooting for.  It’s a red that might cause me to be attacked by hummingbirds as they mistake me for a giant flower.  So, I’m going to put on a hat to prevent pointing, laughing and possible air assults and go try and get it fixed. 

You live and you learn.